<p>We think a better solution is for you to carefully read the enclosed documentation, read through our knowledge base at <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/">www.phpbb.com</a> and if necessary ask for help on any thing you get stuck on. However, the decision is yours but please note we may not offer support if we believe you have had the board installed by a third party. In such cases you should direct your questions to that company or person/s.</p>

<p>This error will occur if phpBB cannot send mail. phpBB can send email two ways; using the PHP <code>mail()</code> function or directly via SMTP. Some hosting providers limit the <code>mail()</code> function to prevent its use in spamming, others may rename it or limit its functionality. If the <code>mail()</code> function got renamed, you are able to enter the correct name within the administration control panel. In either case you may need to make use of SMTP. This requires that you have access to such a facility, e.g. your hosting provider may provide one (perhaps requiring specific written authorisation), etc. Please see <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/">www.phpbb.com</a> for additional help on this matter.</p>

<p>Please read the paragraph about permissions in our extensive <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/">online documentation</a>.</p>

<p>Please read our <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/">extensive user documentation</a> first, it may just explain what you want to know.</p>

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<p>A basic overview of running phpBB3 can be found in the accompanying <a href="README.html">README</a> file. Please ensure you read that document in addition to this! For more detailed information on using, installing, updating and converting phpBB3 you should read <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/">the documentation</a> available online.</p>

<p>Now you have to create your administration user. This user will have full administration access and he/she will be the first user on your forum. All fields on this page are required. You can also set the default language of your forum on this page. In a vanilla phpBB3 installation, we only include British English. You can download further languages from <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/">www.phpbb.com</a>, and add them before installing or later.</p>

<li>Go to the <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/downloads/">downloads page</a> and download the latest update package listed there, matching your current version.</li>

<p>Please note that this conversion process may take quite some time and depending on your hosting provider this may result in it failing (due to web server resource limits or other timeout issues). If this is the case, you should ask your provider if they are willing to allow the convert script to temporarily exceed their limits (be nice and they will probably be quite helpful). If your host is unwilling to increase the limits to run the convertor, please see this article for performing the conversion on your local machine: <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/offline-conversions/">Knowledge Base - Offline Conversions</a></p>

<p>Like any online site that allows user input, your board could be subject to unwanted posts; often referred to as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam">forum spam</a>. The vast majority of these attacks will be from automated computer programs known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spambot">spambots</a>. The attacks, generally, are not personal as the spammers are just trying to find accessible targets. phpBB has a number of anti-spam measures built in, including a range of CAPTCHAs. However, administrators are strongly urged to read and follow the advice for <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/support/spam/">Preventing Spam in phpBB</a> as soon as possible after completing the installation of your board.</p>

<p>This application is opensource software released under the <a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php">GNU General Public License v2</a>. Please see the source code and <code>docs/</code> directory for more details. This package and its contents are Copyright &copy; <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/">phpBB Group</a>, All Rights Reserved.</p>